| CincySkeez - 1/21/2022 1:35 PM
Batteries are quite heavy, granted lithium batteries have come a long way but the weight to run time ratio just isn't there yet to justify it. Builders could certainly do some things to make these boats lighter to compensate, but anyway you slice it you're still talking big money.
Guess you can always keep a genset on board to charge your engine, or make your whole deck a solar array, and add a wind generator.
My comment about electric vehicles having been around for a long time didn't mean they are all that practical. As I put in my initial post, the weight of the ski boat at the Milwaukee Show this weekend is a whopping 5,600 pounds. Have to believe a big chunk of that is the battery array. I did see a prototype pontoon photo where the entire boat had a "canopy" that was a solar array. 20'x8' solar array should produce a good amount of power when sitting at the dock for recharging. |
